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sestina.bsky.social
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@grandslamofcurling.bsky.social Hello GSOC! Tickets are supposed to be on sale for the Tahoe event, but they are not… Any info on this?

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

RIP Marianne Faithfull youtu.be/UrhgREiD0uE?...

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

I feel the same when someone calls another person a “pig“ or a “dog.” There is no call for insulting animals. People can be assholes all on their own.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

I’m also here for glode or glid instead of glided, and strove instead of strived. We’ve lost many of our strong verbs and these days simply tack on an ‘-ed’ in the past tense (texted? Why not ‘toxt’?). US English retains more of them: there is poetry in ‘dove’, as opposed to ‘dived’.

submitted 104 days ago • 161 comments

"The bulk of the plant-based ultra-processed calories instead came from what the authors describe as “industrialised packaged breads, pastries, buns, and cakes,” and “biscuits,” better known in the US as cookies" consent manufacturing got deployed to harm public opinion re health@ plant-based food

submitted 116 days ago • 4 comments

US Senate just passed NDAA 85-14 to allocate $895B for war. Reminder: •End homelessness: $30B •Insulin for diabetics: $40B •Universal Pre-K: $60B •Universal 4-yr-college: $70B •SNAP for 40M Americans: $80B •Cancel all medical debt: $140B And we'd still have $475B left over Got money for war but...

submitted 127 days ago • 21 comments

One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a pres election. Put aside the convo of whether it’s good or bad for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control (2024)

submitted 153 days ago • 3 comments